The "Uncle Charlie" went down into the dirt in front of the plate and bounced past Nationals catcher Pedro Severino. The ball came up and hit the umpire in the throat before going in his shirt.

Earlier in the game, Scherzer also threw an interesting pitch. That time he was facing was facing Orioles slugger Manny Machado in the third inning. He came around and was trying to throw a pitch outside, but Severino was set up inside. Instead of holding up on the pitch, Scherzer overthrew it to his left, missing the box entirely for a wild pitch.

Scherzer allowed five hits and two runs, while tossing nine strikeouts in the start. He also allowed two home runs and a walk. Nationals reliever Kelvin Herrera earned the win on the hill.